Below is the information you'll need in order to obtain a death certificate in Colorado, including qualifications, cost, required information, where to submit your application, and a link to the application you'll need to fill out.

Qualifications

The following people may request death certificates from the state of Colorado:

Parents/Step-parents

Grandparents and Great-grandparents

Siblings

Spouse/Ex-spouse (with proof of direct and tangible interest)

Adult children, step-children or grandchildren

In-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins (if death certificate is needed to administer the deceased's estate, or other direct and tangible interest)

Legal representatives of any of the above

Legal representative of the deceased

Decedent's physician

Funeral director

Employer of deceased (so benefits can be processed)

Insurance company processing decedent's claim or death benefits

Probate researchers

Genealogists representing immediate family members with appropriate credentials

Creditors

Others who may demonstrate a direct and tangible interest when information is needed for determination or protection of a personal or property right

Informant listed on the requested death certificate

Proof of relationship is required (e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, court order, etc.) as is one form of the following types of documentation:

Cost

The fee to search for a death certificate is $17.00, which includes one certified copy of the death certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $10.00. There is a $10.00 credit card convenience charge (excluded for those ordering death certificates in person). Ordering death certificates to be returned via FedEx costs an additional $20.00 and ordering death certificates to be returned via Express Mail costs an additional $18.30 per order. You can pay with check, money order, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express).